This page acts as a guide to amphibian and reptile bones, indicating which elements are found in which commonly-occuring British species.
Compiled by the author with help and assistance from Phil Piper (pers. comm.), and Chris Gleed-Owen (1998).
Amphibians | Reptiles | ||||||
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Ranidae (frogs) | Bufonidae (toads) | Salamandridae (newts) | Emydidae (turtle) | Lacertidae (lizards) | Anguidae (slow worm) | Viperidae and Colubridae (snakes) | |
QC0 | |||||||
Amphibian misc. | x | x | x | ||||
Angulosplenial | x | x | |||||
Carpal | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Carpal/tarsal | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Caudal vertebra | x | x | x | x | |||
Cervical vertebra | x | x | x | x | |||
Columella | x | ||||||
Coracoid | x | x | |||||
Cornua | x | ||||||
Distal caudal vertebra | x | x | |||||
Exoccipital | x | ||||||
Fibula | x | ||||||
Hyoidal cornua | x | x | |||||
Ischium | x | x | x | x | |||
Mentomeckelian | x | ||||||
Metacarpal | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Metapodial | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Metatarsal | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Nasal | x | x | |||||
Omosternum | x | ||||||
Osteoderms | x | ||||||
Parasphenoid | x | x | |||||
Phalanx | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Precaudal vertebra | x | ||||||
Precoracoid | x | ||||||
Prefrontal | x | ||||||
Premaxilla | x | x | |||||
Pterygoid | x | x | x | ||||
Pubis | x | ||||||
Quadrate | x | ||||||
Quadratojugal | x | x | |||||
Radius | x | ||||||
Reptile misc. | x | x | x | x | |||
Rib | x | ||||||
Sacral and coloacal vertebra | x | x | x | ||||
Sphenethmoid | x | ||||||
Squamosal | x | x | x | ||||
Sternum | x | ||||||
Tarsal | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Tibia | x | ||||||
Tooth | x | ||||||
Trunk vertebra | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Ulna | x | ||||||
Urostyle | x | x | |||||
Vertebra | |||||||
Vomer | x | ||||||
QC1 | |||||||
Atlas vertebra | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Carapace | x | ||||||
Dentary | x | x | x | x | |||
Femur | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Fibulare | x | ||||||
Frontal | x | x | |||||
Frontoparietal | x | x | |||||
Humerus | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Ilium | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
Maxilla | x | x | x | x | |||
Orbitosphenoid | x | ||||||
Parietal | x | x | |||||
Plastron | x | ||||||
Prootic-exoccipital | x | ||||||
Radioulna | x | x | |||||
Sacral vertebra | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Scapula | x | x | x | ||||
Scapulocoracoid | x | x | |||||
Tibiale | x | ||||||
Tibiofibula | x | x | |||||
QC4 | |||||||
2nd digit metacarpal | x |